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| East Carolina Pirates | North Carolina State Wolfpack |
| 10-2 | December 21, 2013, 12:00 | PNC Arena | 8-2 |
The visiting East Carolina Pirates hope to send their backers to the pay window on Saturday as they look to cover the spread at PNC Arena against the North Carolina State Wolfpack.
The Wolfpack sport a record of 8-2 and 4-3 ATS heading into this battle, while the Pirates have 10-2 and 3-2-1 ATS marks on the season. The OVER/UNDER records are 3-4 for the Wolfpack and 2-3 for the Pirates.
View East Carolina Pirates vs North Carolina State Wolfpack Odds and Stats.
North Carolina State opened as -11.5-point favorites in this college basketball tilt over at Sportsbook but the number may be on the move. Watch for the Sportsbook total as well at Sportsbook.
This game matches up the No. 48 (Wolfpack) and the No. 32 (Pirates) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank.
East Carolina was a 103-94 Sportsbook in its last match at home against VMI. Caleb White scored 24 points leading the Pirates to a 103-94 victory over VMI at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum on Thursday.
North Carolina State was a 65-58 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against Tennessee. They covered the 8.5-point spread as underdogs. T.J. Warren scored 21 points and added 11 rebounds for a double-double, leading North Carolina State over Tennessee, 65-58, on Wednesday at Thompson-Boling Arena.
How They Match Up:
Rebounding is always a key handicapping consideration and Pirates is ranked No. 47 in NCAA hoops at 39.25 per game. Contrast that with North Carolina State’s No. 117 mark in the paint. When it comes to three-point shooting, North Carolina State is the No. 236-ranked team in the country at 4.4 per game, while East Carolina rates No. 25 at 8.42 per game.
A few Pirates at Wolfpack trends to consider:
East Carolina is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games
East Carolina is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing North Carolina State
East Carolina is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing North Carolina State
East Carolina is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against North Carolina St
North Carolina State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
North Carolina State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
North Carolina State is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing East Carolina
North Carolina State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing East Carolina
Next up:
East Carolina home to Georgia State, Sunday, December 29th
North Carolina State at Missouri, Saturday, December 28th
